A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

The bad fortune of the good turns their faces up to heaven; the good fortune of the bad bows their heads down to the earth.

To use the hands in making quicklime into mortar is better than to cross them on the breast in attendance on a prince.

The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.

Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.